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TIIUHSDAV, DIXEMBKR 19. 1963 .MEDI'OKD MAIL TRIBUNE. MLDFOKD, OKEGO.N Kennedy's Death Completely Dominates Year's Top Stories NEW YORK (UPI) - The as sassination of President Kenne dy one of the top stories of the century completely dom inated a news year that ranked highest in drama and import of any year since World War II. that was the consensus of ed itors who selected the "ten big gest news stories of 1963" com piled by United Press Interna tional. The integration story in the U. S. A. was the overwhelming choice for second place on the list announced Wednesday night. The annual poll of editors rep resents hundreds of UPI sub scribers in the United States and Canada. The Pope John XXIII-Popc Paul VI story and the Gordon Cooper space flight contested closeely for third place. The papal dcath-and-succession took third, Cooper fourth. Here is the 19t3 list: 1. Kennedy assassination. 2. Integration, U. S. A. 3. John Will dies, Paul VI succeeds. ). Cooper space flight. 5. U. S. A.-Brilian-Russian nuc lear ban. 8. Assassination of Premier Diem and brother in Viet Nam 7. Atomic submarine Thresher lost. 8. Prof ti mo sex scandal in Brit ain. 9. Supreme Court rules against reciting Lords Prayer in schools. 10. Fischer Quintuplets. The ban by the major powers on nuclear testing in the air held steady in fifth place throughout the balloting. Fairly close to the quinteup lets of Aberdeen, S. C, as run-ners-up but not quite big enough to make the list, were two stor ies of widely dissimilar news import: The 14-day ordeal and rescue of two buried coal min ers at Slieppton, Pa.; and the widening split between Red Chi na and Russia. Those two finished in a virt ual lie for the 11th spot. Others close in the- honorable mention list were De Gaulle's veto of of British membership in the nGtg F I J fw ' . , , . - - -s c UMW, Soil Coal Industry Bargains Without Lewis &WJ m ' , Top STOKY the assassination of President hennrdv on Nov. 22 completely dominated the other news stories of 19li3, according to a poll of newspaper editors compiled by United 4: ,.' , -I rt ft ' 1 1. " Press International. In this photo Mrs. Jacqueline hennedv and Ally. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy leave National Cemetery at Arlington, Va., after the President's funeral on Nov. 25. (UPI) European Common Market, and i the Russian launching of "twin" astronauts, one a woman. Many editors remarked tliati 13 seemed the newsiest year since the war. Some said the I list might have better included the 15, or perhaps 20, "biggest." UPI submitted ballots con- i77.?..:s" Yourself a Big Loaf of mi TT7 YOUR FAVORITE GROCER'S! It's Morning Fresh ;d(0)M 1T1 f Rope t. Y AT Vlii Of Course . . . MSA flSaHBl!it vc. I sss ? t fir WASHINGTON (UPI) - For the first time in recent history. negotiations for a new contract j between the United Mine Work-1 ers Union and soft coal indus try appear to be proceeding without John L. Lewis. The 83-year-old Lewis, a near lengendary figure in the union, retired from the top post early in 1960. Prior to stepping down, he negotiated the present agreemenL Union President W. A. (Cony) Boyle announced Tuesday he had started talks on a new con tract with Edward G. Fox, president of the Bituminous Coal Operators' Association. The union seeks a wage in crease for 150,000 miners. The existing open-end con tract, negotiated five years ago. provides for a $24.25 basic daily wage in the soft coal industry. About Si Expected Informed sources speculated the union would seek an in crease of $2 or more since set tlements in recent years have been concluded at or near that figure. Under terms of the present I contract, either side can cancel j the agreement upon 60 days written notice. It was not known whether this had been i done. In the past, the talks were conducted informally and such a letter had been sent only once since 1950. The coal industry has been distressed in recent years but increased coal production ap-! parentlv has encouraged the i union to propose a wage in crease at this time. Competi tion from other fuels and the decline of traditional coal mar kets have cut into coal sales. major events of the I Boyle also has indicated he may seen improvements m sate ty provisions of the agree ment. He has said there may be risks in the use of new. automated machinery. A w Us taming 3: year for the consideration of editors. They usually base their judgments on significance, pub lic impact, shock value, human interest, readability, and the amount of space the story oc cupied in the newspapers. The "ten biggest news stories of 1963" list as voted by edi tors of UPI subscribers in Eur ope: 1. Kennedy assassination. 2. Pope John-Pope Paul. 3. Nuclear test ban treaty. 4. The Profumo affair. 5. French veto of British Com- Dec. 30 mon Market entrv. I nesday. 6. The German mine disaster The. "'''"K wilJ l" 10 and rescues. I a nl- ln ,ne Agriculture Building 7. Vainnt Dam collapse kills i c?' , ... ,..,;. ,.,, j I I KtJ.llU Cll tlllllll I LlllllLIUII changes to fit with the new (tic) Adenauer re-. Ki:iliili7atinn nrncram. 'and signs, crnard laKes over; and t.,an(!PS j stabilization regula- Skopje Earthquake. (j0)s ! 10. Macmillian resigns: Lord : Home lakes over. , Edged by narrow margins were the first woman in space, I Kennedy's European lour. Diem I assassination. Britain's train robbery. Soviet grain purchases. Integration in the U. S. A. ' didn't place. 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